Category: Forests

Study: Rare wetland fires can help, hurt habitat

by Brad Buck
December 16, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When you think of wildfires, you may not think of wetlands. But the seldom-seen blazes may help some endangered species, according to a newly published study by a former UF/IFAS researcher. Severe wetland fires -- ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Adam Watts, Big Cypress Preserve, Endangered Species, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Soils, Water, Wetland Fires, Wetlands

UF/IFAS researcher discovers new species of fungi

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 28, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The next time you take a stroll through the woods here in Gainesville, you might want to look down – you could be walking on an undiscovered species of fungus. University of Florida post-doctoral researcher Keisuke ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Fungi, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Plant Pathology, University Of Florida

Two UF/IFAS doctoral grads start genetics company

by Brad Buck
October 16, 2015

Leandro Neves Marcio Resende GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two former doctoral students from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are running a genetics startup company in Gainesville and recently were recognized ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Genotyping, Matias Kirst

UF/IFAS study: Most homeowners can’t properly assess damage to their trees

by Brad Buck
October 6, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The next time a storm tears up your yard, let an expert assess the damage to any trees. A study from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences shows that homeowners perceive the risk of a damaged ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Trees

UF/IFAS landscape management researcher named Early Career Scientist by global tree group

by Brad Buck
September 14, 2015

Andrew Koeser GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A UF/IFAS scientist, who has helped design a tree risk-management app and is co-writing tree identification books, has been named as a co-recipient of the International Society of Arboriculture’s Early ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Award, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center

UF/IFAS forestry professor earns top global award

by Brad Buck
August 28, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- After three decades of outstanding forestry research, A UF/IFAS professor will receive one of the top global awards in his field. Eric J. Jokela, a professor of silviculture – managing and producing better forests ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS
Tags: School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF/IFAS scientists study how, why butterflies survive fires

by Brad Buck
June 12, 2015

See caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Deciding how often and when to use prescribed fire can be tricky, especially when managing for rare butterflies, University of Florida scientists say. That realization stems from a UF Institute of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Butterflies, Entomology And Nematology, Jaret Daniels, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF/IFAS forest genetics expert Kirst leads team receiving four-year, $2 million grant

by Tom Nordlie
June 5, 2015

Photo cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Agricultural science could make huge leaps forward if scientists had reliable ways to examine seeds and accurately predict the physical characteristics of the fully grown plants that would ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Grant, Kirst

UF/IFAS study: Non-native grass invasion, prescribed fires, deadly ecological combination

by Brad Buck
May 11, 2015

Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Invasive stiltgrass is bad enough by itself, crowding out native plant and insect species in about 25 eastern U.S. states, including Florida. It can also inhibit tree seedling survival and growth, and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agronomy

UF/IFAS experts available for 2015 hurricane season

by Brad Buck
May 6, 2015

Videos available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekR5MYvg8lw&feature=youtu.be GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The following University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences sources are available to speak to news media about ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Jonathan Crane

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